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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Wisconsin
Social Statistics
Wausau, Wisconsin
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| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
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| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,646 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 686 | 7.1 |
| Kindergarten | 547 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,388 | 45.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,348 | 24.3 |
| College or graduate school | 1,677 | 17.4 |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 years and over | 25,128 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,621 | 10.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,211 | 8.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,122 | 32.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,627 | 18.4 |
| Associate degree | 2,138 | 8.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 3,570 | 14.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,839 | 7.3 |
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| Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 21.5 | (X) |
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| MARITAL STATUS |
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| Population 15 years and over | 30,497 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 8,300 | 27.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 16,085 | 52.7 |
| Separated | 297 | 1.0 |
| Widowed | 2,716 | 8.9 |
Female | 2,250 | 7.4 |
| Divorced | 3,099 | 10.2 |
Female | 1,806 | 5.9 |
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| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS |
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| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 369 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 153 | 41.5 |
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| VETERAN STATUS |
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| Civilian population 18 years and over | 28,768 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,042 | 14.1 |
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| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION |
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| Population 5 to 20 years | 8,858 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 858 | 9.7 |
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| Population 21 to 64 years | 20,140 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,212 | 15.9 |
Percent employed | 59.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 16,928 | 84.1 |
Percent employed | 83.8 | (X) |
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| Population 65 years and over | 6,092 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,247 | 36.9 |
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| RESIDENCE IN 1995 |
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| Population 5 years and over | 35,975 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 19,694 | 54.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 15,720 | 43.7 |
Same county | 10,042 | 27.9 |
Different county | 5,678 | 15.8 |
Same state | 3,460 | 9.6 |
Different state | 2,218 | 6.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 561 | 1.6 |
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| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
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| Total population | 38,404 | 100.0 |
| Native | 35,195 | 91.6 |
Born in United States | 35,042 | 91.2 |
State of residence | 27,871 | 72.6 |
Different state | 7,171 | 18.7 |
Born outside United States | 153 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 3,209 | 8.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,441 | 3.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 943 | 2.5 |
Not a citizen | 2,266 | 5.9 |
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| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN |
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| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,209 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 257 | 8.0 |
| Asia | 2,732 | 85.1 |
| Africa | 14 | 0.4 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 136 | 4.2 |
| Northern America | 70 | 2.2 |
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| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME |
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| Population 5 years and over | 35,975 | 100.0 |
| English only | 31,099 | 86.4 |
| Language other than English | 4,876 | 13.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,759 | 7.7 |
Spanish | 501 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 196 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 729 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 234 | 0.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3,618 | 10.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,329 | 6.5 |
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| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) |
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| Total population | 38,404 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 44,646 | 116.3 |
| Arab | 33 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 486 | 1.3 |
| Danish | 331 | 0.9 |
| Dutch | 660 | 1.7 |
| English | 1,926 | 5.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,752 | 4.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 472 | 1.2 |
| German | 17,950 | 46.7 |
| Greek | 54 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 135 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 3,096 | 8.1 |
| Italian | 846 | 2.2 |
| Lithuanian | 106 | 0.3 |
| Norwegian | 2,448 | 6.4 |
| Polish | 4,658 | 12.1 |
| Portuguese | 54 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 196 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 259 | 0.7 |
| Scottish | 345 | 0.9 |
| Slovak | 100 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 10 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 1,090 | 2.8 |
| Swiss | 304 | 0.8 |
| Ukrainian | 54 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 1,181 | 3.1 |
| Welsh | 170 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 5 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 5,925 | 15.4 |
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19
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